Getting acquainted: First steps for child-robot relationship formation

In this article we discuss two studies of children getting acquainted with an autonomous socially assistive robot. The success of the first encounter is key for a sustainable long-term supportive relationship. We provide four validated behavior design elements that enable the robot to robustly get acquainted with the child. The first are five...

A Serious Game for Students to Acquire Productivity Habits

In recent years there has been an increasing shift from traditional work to knowledge work. Students are not always well prepared for such a work mode and struggle with time and energy management, leading to stress and long unhealthy study sessions. There are many applications aimed at developing productivity habits. A few of them are...

KWELDERS EN SCHORREN in de Kaderrichtlijn Water: Ontwikkeling van Potentiële Referenties en van Potentële Goede Ecologische Toestanden / SALT MARSHES in the Water Framework Directive: Development of Potential Reference Conditions and of Potential Good Ecological Statuses

THIS ENTRY CONTAINS BOTH A DUTCH AND AN ENGLISH VERSION. FOR THE ENGLISH SUMMARY SCROLL DOWN. Ten behoeve van de maatlatontwikkeling voor de handhaving van de Europese Kaderrichtlijn Water worden in dit document twee parameters ontwikkeld voor de Nederlandse kwelders en schorren: 1. een areaal-referentie. De KRW gaat uit van een areaal...